Home›Sources›Pahlavi Texts, Part III: Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad (E.W. West)SourcesPahlavi Texts, Part III: Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad (E.W. West)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Pahlavi Texts, Part III: Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad (E.W. West)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/west-pahlavi-texts-part-iii.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Pahlavi Texts, Part III: Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad (E.W. West). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/west-pahlavi-texts-part-iiiCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-pahlavi-texts-part-iii-dina-i-mainog-i-k, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Pahlavi Texts, Part III: Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad (E.W. West)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/west-pahlavi-texts-part-iii}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXE.W. West's translation of the Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad, published within the Sacred Books of the East series edited by Max Muller, is the standard nineteenth century scholarly English translation of this Pahlavi wisdom text, still cited as the reference edition even as later Pahlavi philology has refined points of the language.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (29 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedE.W. West, translatorPublisherWell-attestedClarendon Press, Oxford, Sacred Books of the East series, vol. 24Publication YearWell-attested1885Source TypeWell-attestedcritical translationAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A nineteenth century scholarly translation, still the standard English reference edition of this text, though its philology predates a century and more of subsequent Pahlavi studies and is read today alongside more recent commentary.Claims Backed By This Source (29 claims)This source backs 29 claims across the atlas. As facts: 23 well-attested, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOther Writings, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 open question, 1 holds, 1 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested23ArticlesWisdom That Answers by Refusing to FlatterOpen QuestionsWho compiled the Menog-i Khrad, and can it be dated more precisely than the broad Sasanian-to-early-Islamic span?Other WritingsMenog-i Khrad (Spirit of Wisdom)SourcesPahlavi Texts, Part III: Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad (E.W. West)Open question1Other WritingsMenog-i Khrad (Spirit of Wisdom)Holds1Other WritingsMenog-i Khrad (Spirit of Wisdom)Connected1Open QuestionsWho compiled the Menog-i Khrad, and can it be dated more precisely than the broad Sasanian-to-early-Islamic span?General References3ArticlesWisdom That Answers by Refusing to FlatterOpen QuestionsWho compiled the Menog-i Khrad, and can it be dated more precisely than the broad Sasanian-to-early-Islamic span?Other WritingsMenog-i Khrad (Spirit of Wisdom)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year